FIASCO

Pronunciation: fee-‘äs-kõ

Noun: A complete failure, bust, loser, washout, dud, flop, lemon, bomb

Etymology: Bottle, esp: a straw-covered bottle traditionally used for chianti. French, from Italian “fare fiasco,” to make a bottle. (used by the French for linguistic errors committed by Italian actors on the 18th-century French stage due to drinking), from Late Latin fiasco. See flask.